"Liu Aiqing, now that you are governing the Yellow River, building the Daming Palace, and fighting a full-scale war with Tubo, the treasury is empty, why don't you work hard, and then raise three hundred taels for the treasury for emergencies, what do you think?" Li Er said to Liu Yuan with a smile.

"Ah, why me again?"

"Liu Aiqing is not only both civil and military, but also very good at raising money and silver, so I hope Liu Aiqing can put the country first." Li Er said sincerely.

Nima, Liu Yuan finally understood one thing, when Li Er called himself "Aiqing", it was not a good thing nine times out of ten, this time it was not finished, and he wanted to raise money for him, he wanted to fight for a good reputation, a vertical history, and the black pot would be carried for him, Liu Yuan finally understood why the contradiction between the imperial power and the scholar clan was so deep, and Li Er handed over this task to himself.

Obviously, when the Tang Dynasty first established the country, the production order was greatly damaged, and the biggest victims of the war were the common people at the bottom, they were all poor and destitute, and most of the wealth was in the hands of the scholars, and the money and silver needed by the country were naturally better to start with the scholars, plus to win the world, and also to redistribute the benefits, in the process there would inevitably be some controversy and friction, and it was not impossible to fight, if Li Er raised donations from the scholars, let alone one or two thousand taels, it is estimated that it is one or two hundred taels, Those scholars will also be vigilant, of course, with their financial resources, they naturally don't care about that little money, but they will care if Li Er uses them as "ATMs", for fear that if they set a precedent, it will become the norm in the future, just like some people who have made a fortune, relatives and friends, can come and go, and borrow on credit without opening respect, what they are afraid of is borrowing this, and those who don't borrow and say that they look down on anything, simply don't borrow any of them.

But this question is left to Liu Yuan. Then it's not difficult, Liu Yuan married Cui Mengyao, that is, the son-in-law of the Qinghe Cui clan, and the people of the Qinghe Cui clan, that is, the people of the Shi clan, Liu Yuan came forward to raise funds, and there was much less doubt and resistance, at least, if the Qinghe Cui clan, the head of the Shi clan, did not start, then the other Shi clans would not be able to make much trouble. Besides, if you are not satisfied with Li Er, you have to give Qinghe Cui's face.

Liu Yuan suddenly remembered a question: Did the old demon king Cheng who was pro-Li Er really let Xing Argument be tied up, or did he do it on purpose?

If it is done intentionally, then this officialdom is really terrible. It's not something you can play with at all.

"Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for this matter." Liu Yuansi is like electricity. However, he resolutely rejected Li Er.

Li Er was visibly stunned. He didn't expect Liu Yuan to refuse so quickly and so resolutely, he stared at Liu Yuan and said with a strange expression: "Oh, what is the explanation?" ”

"Your Majesty" Liu Yuan said with a wry smile: "In this fundraising, Weichen can be said to have sold all his old faces, and he has also offended many people. The little favor that I finally saved up was lost this time, but I can really raise it, and it is estimated that the effect is not as good as money. It may be inferior to some ordinary officials, Your Majesty, this is what you blame, and Weichen still can't do it anymore, please forgive me. ”

"Is there really no way?" Li Er still refused to give up.

"Your Majesty, the treasury is in difficulty, this is a matter of the household department, and Weichen is just a person who leads troops." Excited, Liu Yuan stood up.

Seeing that Liu Yuan's attitude was extremely resolute, Li Er also had no way to take Liu Yuan, and he explained Liu Yuan's difficulties in the next room, and said that he just mentioned it casually, and he had no such plans.

Li Er patted Liu Yuan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, you are a general, the general of the elite army of the Tang Dynasty, just don't mention this kind of thing." ”

Hearing that Li Er was finally willing to change his mind, Liu Yuan said with relief: "Emperor Xie understands. ”

"Okay, don't have so many courtesies, this is not a court, you can be casual." After Li Er motioned for Liu Yuan to sit down, he pretended to ask casually: "Liu Aiqing, I have a royal inkstone, the auction price is as high as more than 10,000 taels, the auction has not yet ended, there is already a rich merchant selling horses who have bid a huge amount of 18,000 taels, and there are still more than 100 pieces of imperial inkstone in my warehouse, you see that a piece of 10,000 taels is sold, Liu Aiqing can be confident?" ”

"Ahem" Liu Yuan coughed a few times, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, scarcity is precious"

Well, Liu Yuan has to admit that the current Li Er has fallen into the eye of money, as a generation of virtuous monarchs, he is indispensable for civil governance and martial arts, good merit and reputation, the whole person is enslaved by fame and fortune, it is difficult to be a man, and it is even more difficult to be a good emperor.

"Hahaha, yes, a good sentence is rare and expensive, but this time it's my Menglang." Li Er suddenly smiled and said, then patted Liu Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you here, I have given an edict to let Changsun Xiang fully cooperate with you, you work hard, don't live up to my expectations of you." ”

"Congratulations to the emperor."

Li Er's appearance here was just a whim, but as a diligent emperor, there were twists and turns from all over the country in the palace every day that needed to be corrected, and this trip had already gotten a very satisfactory result.

It's okay to go back, Liu Yuan couldn't help but wipe a handful of sweat, this Li Er is too difficult, as if he is a superman, he wants to find himself in everything, it seems that it is still the king to be low-key.

Although Li Er left, the snacks and drinks on the table had not been removed, and Liu Yuan ate two cups of wine and used a few pieces of snacks before Shi Shiran went downstairs.

"Niece-in-law." As soon as he got downstairs, someone suddenly shouted affectionately, Liu Yuan looked up, it was not Cui Shang.

Liu Yuan hurriedly saluted and said, "My niece and son-in-law have seen my eldest uncle. ”

"It's all my own family, so I'm exempt."

"Uncle, are you also here to see the fun?"

Cui Shang nodded and said: "Well, yes, I heard that the auction here is doing well, so I came here to join in the fun, your idea is good, so many people participated, several nearby states have made you a sensation, there are many people and business opportunities, those auction items have pushed up the price, the set of equipment donated by the old man has now been auctioned at a high price of five hundred taels, which is as much as four times the original price, which is unexpected." ”

"It's not expensive, the eldest uncle is the patriarch of the Cui River Cui clan, and he is also the head of the household department, it is unspeakably expensive, that set of things. First, it is indeed an elegant thing, secondly, it can be regarded as a celebrity effect, and thirdly, the silver auctioned is not used for squandering, nor for its news, but for road repair, which is a good thing to do good and accumulate virtue, so even if the price is higher, they will not mind. Liu Yuan explained, and then said with a smile: "Uncle is the little nephew this time." It's not just about it, is it? ”

"Yes, you are really smart, the old man originally came to see the excitement, but I didn't expect to meet the emperor just now, and the emperor said that you plan to ask for a piece of land. ordered the old man to cooperate, I wanted to stop tossing today. But in two more days. I'm going to Shangzhou to urge the tax, back and forth, it is estimated that it will take a month, so before leaving, deal with her and your affairs. So as not to hold you back. When Cui Shang said this, his smiling face bloomed like a flower.

Han one, it's not that I'm shrewd, this is not Suzaku Street. It's not a store or a restaurant, but Cui Shang is here all of a sudden, if he doesn't come to find himself, it will be really hell.

Liu Yuan said in surprise: "Uncle, the treasury is so empty, do you still need to collect taxes in person?" ”

A household secretary still needs to be dispatched in person, it seems that the treasury is not optimistic, no wonder now Li Eryi talks about silver, his eyes are like shining light.

"Hmm" Cui Shang said with a headache: "Mainly on the Western Front, Songtsen Gampo seems to be attacking like crazy, and the casualties are not small, and the defense project has been being done, and the demand for cement and other materials is very large, and the cost is not low, so the pressure is very high, not to mention anything else, let's just say cement, the cement payment that needs to be supported in the previous quarter, is now, and it has not been settled." ”

The appearance of cement in later generations, it can be said that it changed the world of the world, placed in the era of cold weapons, the role is greater, the emergence of cement fortresses, a little bit of erosion of the advantages of Tibet, limiting the mobility of its cavalry, enclosure to train, such a figure as Songtsen Gampo, must have noticed the unusual, crazy pursuit, naturally some people can not be spared, but there is no bad news about the Western Front recently, so it seems that in the contest between Hou Junji and Lun Qinling, Hou Junji is ahead.

"Yes, the eldest uncle is an important minister in the court, and he has really worked hard."

"Okay, okay, it's all a family, don't say this kind of thing, I heard that you want to take a small piece of land, the emperor ordered me to help you, where do you want it." Cui Shang didn't want to wait any longer, and said straight to the point.

"Guanglufang, close to the place where Suzaku is staying."

Cui Shang nodded and said, "Okay, let's go, talk while walking, it's early now." ”

"Yes, there is Lawboff."

After Liu Yuan confirmed the location and area of the land he needed, when he returned to Suzaku Street, the auction hall had already completed the auction, and the crowd began to disperse, and some people had begun to pay the auction price.

"The little one has seen the young master." As soon as Liu Quan saw Liu Yuan, he immediately saluted.

Liu Yuan waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's okay, what's going on?" It's okay with the ladies, right? ”

"Back to the young master, the jade bracelet has been auctioned for 20,000 taels, as long as the means are done well and the money and silver are delivered, the jade bracelet can be taken away at any time."

"Do you know what the ladies do?"

"I don't know what to do, these are all secretly photographed by the villain, and the ladies don't know about it."

"Well, good job." Liu Yuan nodded and said.

Wealth, it is something outside the body, and Liu Yuan has no doubts about his ability to make money, it is difficult to buy a good heart, if the little lady knows the way, she will definitely jump up with excitement.

As soon as he finished praising Liu Quan, Liu Yuan's eyes lit up, and he saw Cui Mengyao and a group of four people, smiling towards him, one by one as if they had picked up gold, Liu Yuan didn't have time to speak, and the little lady said happily: "Senior brother, look at what Sister Mengyao has in her hand?" ”

"What did it come from?" Liu Yuan stared at the gift box wrapped in silk in Cui Mengyao's hand and asked curiously.

Du Sanniang smiled and said, "Liu Yuan, you definitely can't guess?" ”

"There's something delicious in there?"

The little lady shook her head and said, "No, guess again." ”

At this time, Cui Mengyao smiled at Liu Yuan, pulled away the silk, opened a small wooden box, looked at it lightly, and said with a smile: "Xianggong, take a look, do you like it?" ”

As soon as the gift box was opened, Liu Yuan's eyes suddenly widened, his eyes were as big as a bull's eye, and his face changed: he saw that there was an inkstone inside, and he was ready to say that this inkstone was still going to come over as an auction item in person, but he didn't expect it to be gone, and he wanted to sell it for a good price, but he didn't expect it to appear in his own hands.

"The emperor's royal ink inkstone, how is it, do you like it?"

Sure enough, it was the auctioned inkstone, Liu Yuan's face turned pale, he almost fainted, and asked in a low voice with a little fear: "How much silver was auctioned for that?" ”

Xiao Niang said happily: "It cost a total of 25,000 taels, and the four of us raised money to buy it for my senior brother, this inkstone was used by the emperor, and it is very spiritual, so I don't have to be afraid of anything in the future." ”

What the? This broken inkstone is 25,000 taels? In an instant, it seemed that a hundred "grass nima" stepped on Liu Yuan's heart and head, twenty-five thousand, just one hundred and twenty, Liu Yuan couldn't help crying: This broken inkstone, if you want it, Li Er, who just confided that he has more than 100 famous inkstones, is not a problem if he wants ten or twenty yuan.

Losers, this time it's a loss to the guy's family. (To be continued......)